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Matthew Brown edited the blog post How to add a no-fuss "thoughts" custom paragraph style to LibreOffice in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:08:34 +0100

How to add a no-fuss "thoughts" custom paragraph style to LibreOffice This quick and easy guide is mostly for my fellow writers and anyone else who occasionally needs special paragraphs in their document. Imagine this. […]

Blog: A Perilous Perspective, Anna Lee Huber from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0100

2022 historical mystery; tenth in Huber’s Lady Darby series
(post-Regency amateur detection). The Gages are staying at a remote
castle for a wedding party; but when […]

Blog: Banshee, Lindsay Rumbold from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0100

2024 Cold War espionage and aviation thriller. In 2022, an
undocumented bunker turns up during construction work on a former RAF
base, containing squadron paperwork […]

Blog: Vanishing Point, Marcia Muller from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

2006 mystery, twenty-third in Muller’s series about Sharon McCone,
private investigator in San Francisco. Over twenty years ago, a woman
vanished; a few days later, […]

Blog: Full Speed to a Crash Landing, Beth Revis from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:01:00 +0100

2024 science fiction novella, first of a trilogy. Ada Lamarr is a
salvager, but there’s a hole in the side of her ship and her suit air
supply is running low. Hope […]

Blog: Are you ready for some fun but silly B-movie schlock? from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:48:20 +0100

Blog: We Sent 50 Ships to Human Territory, Only One Came Back, Marked With a Single Word from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:08:00 +0100

Blog: The last one from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100

Jason Latnar edited the blog post Foyles Pride Fest: Sarah Waters in Conversation with Chloe Michelle Howarth in the group Author appearances and events

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:42:11 +0100

Foyles Pride Fest: Sarah Waters in Conversation with Chloe Michelle Howarth Sarah Waters joins Chloe Michelle Howarth on stage as a celebration of her contribution to queer literature Location: The Auditorium […]

Blog: Everyone Feared The Hydro Weapons, Until Humans Drank Them! from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100

Blog: Garden Phantoms from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:22:40 +0100

I almost didn’t watch this because of the AI-looking content, but I am glad I did. This is some fine short-form storytelling.

Blog: Platform Decay, Martha Wells from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

2026 short science fiction novel, eighth in the Murderbot series.
Murderbot is visiting a huge space habitat with the goal of rescuing
some of its humans.

Blog: TEMPUS from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0100

Burty Burtman edited the blog post 5 SciFi prompts in the group Writing prompts and inspirations

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:42:52 +0100

5 SciFi promptsRob Bignell shared these five sci-fi what-if style prompts.

Blog: Obsidian Prey, Jayne Castle from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:03:00 +0100

2009 romance/SF/mystery; sixth of its series but effectively
stand-alone. Lyra Dore found a trove of a rare sort of amber, and the
Company took it off her. And she […]

Blog: Our Crew Reached a 2-Billion-Year-Old Dyson Sphere. It Asked a Question from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100

I rarely say this, but I must: This is an amazingly constructed story; if you listen to no other tale this year, make it this one.

Blog: A Mexican Mystery, W Grove from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:03:00 +0100

1888 scientific romance novella. A new self-fuelling railway
locomotive turns out to be rather more effective than anyone had
supposed.

Blog: 8 Completely Forgotten 90s Sci-Fi Shows That Were Decades Ahead of Their Time from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:23:55 +0100

Blog: Galactic Archaeologists Found a Corpse Older Than the Stars… It Was Human from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0100

Crappy AI illustrations aside, this is a well-read story that was written quite well. More than that, it was fun.

Blog: Rio by Louise Stern from Litro Magazine in the group Litro

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:41:52 +0100

Two young women drift through Copacabana, caught between heat, danger, silence and spectacle in Louise Stern’s archive story “Rio.”
The post Rio by Louis […]

Blog: Unearthed from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100

Blog: Attica Locke on Pleasantville, Politics, Houston and the Work of Writing from Litro Magazine in the group Litro

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:08:29 +0100

Attica Locke speaks to Litro about Pleasantville, Houston, political life, writing across fiction and television, and why the work has to come first.
The post Attica […]

Blog: The Importance of Voice in Writing from Litro Magazine in the group Litro

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:04:16 +0100

Voice is not just about style or a distinctive style, it is inseparable from the writing itself.
The post The Importance of Voice in Writing appeared first on Litro Magazine.

Blog: The Killing Code, J D Kirk from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

2019 police procedural mystery, tartan noir, third in the Jack
Logan series. Women are being murdered by an unusually competent
killer.

Blog: Stealing Time from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100

Blog: Who Do We Trust With the Story Now? from Litro Magazine in the group Litro

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:47:24 +0100

In 2016, a small act of bookselling trust placed Litro in a London shop window. In 2026, the literary world is asking a larger question: in an age of AI-smooth […]

Blog: The Fairy Godmother, Mercedes Lackey from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

2004 fantasy, first of a series. Elena Klovis has a wicked stepmother
and two ugly sisters. But when they leave her to look after the house
while they flee debt […]

Blog: They Said Humans Knew Nothing of Physics… Until the Human Corrected the Teacher’s Equation from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100

If you forgive the AI illustrations, what you have here is a well-written and nicely narrated story worth the time it takes to listen. The narrator’s voice is so good.

Blog: “The World Expects” By Linda Coulby from Litro Magazine in the group Litro

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:23:19 +0100

A military widow prepares to lay a wreath one year after her husband’s death, holding herself together beneath the eyes of the public, the press, and a world that e […]

Blog: “Good In a Room” By Jeffrey-Michael Kane from Litro Magazine in the group Litro

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:38:43 +0100

A precise, unsentimental essay on neurodivergence, publishing, query letters, networking, platform-building, and the hidden cost of being expected to perform the […]

Jason Latnar created the group Litro

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:35:09 +0100

Blog: 5 Questions To Ask Before You Time Travel from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100

Jason Latnar edited the blog post Clutterbooks in Hornsea, East Yorkshire in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:46:19 +0100

Clutterbooks in Hornsea, East Yorkshire Clutterbooks in Hornsea, East Yorkshire, is hosting a series of author events to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week. All free events, just […]

Blog: The Kiss Curse, Erin Sterling from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:02:00 +0100

2022 urban fantasy romance, second of a trilogy. Llewellyn ("Wells")
Jones goes back to Graves Glen, as much to get away from his static
life in Wales as to start […]

Blog: The Tent from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Let's invent words: Glimfleeble in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:34:33 +0100

Let's invent words: Glimfleeble Glimfleeble is now a word, I decided. Glimfleeble adj. Something that looks or sounds impressive and/or important because you have no idea what it is or how it works.

Blog: Hornblower in the West Indies, C. S. Forester from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100

1957 Napoleonic naval fiction, ninth written and eleventh by internal
chronology. Ten years after the war ended, Admiral Hornblower, in
command of the West India […]

Blog: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson from Dogwood Tales in the group Book Reviews by Dogwood Tales feed

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:58:00 +0100

Tove Jansson was an artist and writer, best known for her Moomin stories concerning charming creatures living in an idyllic valley. Unusually for books written for […]

Bob Bobson joined the group I love poetry

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:16:12 +0100

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The humans were not intimidated in the group Writing prompts and inspirations

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0100

The humans were not intimidatedTo: Admiral Zazizch;By: Encrypted Proxy 92a-256;Re: Your plan failedThe humans were not intimidated at all. Send reinforcements. Encounter log attached. (first blogged here)

Blog: Why Humans are the Only Species Allowed to Skip Safety Briefings from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100

Blog: Can Short Fiction Bring Readers Back? from Litro Magazine in the group Litro

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:40:38 +0100

Gaby Wood of the Booker Prize Foundation speaks to Litro about short fiction, reading habits, time, cost, distraction, libraries, bookshops and why stories can […]

Blog: Paradox from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:21:39 +0100

Blog: Instructor Displayed Ancient Blades — The Human Asked, “Why Are They Balanced Wrong?” from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0100

Blog: “How to Love a Millipede” by Linda Ann Strang from Litro Magazine in the group Litro

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:35:21 +0100

Milicent’s head is covered with live butterflies. Once mocked in acting class, she has become impossible to look away from.
The post “How to Love a Millipede” by Li […]

Blog: What Dance Leaves Behind: Rebecca Evans on Hinterlands from Litro Magazine in the group Litro

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:58:08 +0100

Rebecca Evans speaks to Litro about Hinterlands, a mixed-reality dance work that places the live body, digital image and audience inside the same unstable space. […]

Blog: This Brutal Moon, Bethany Jacobs from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100

2025 SF, last of its trilogy. The colony is going to be invaded, the
rebellion is at a standstill, and the new dictator is about to make
his move…

Blog: The Alpha Invention from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:14:04 +0100

Blog: The Mark of the Horse Lord, Rosemary Sutcliff from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100

1965 historical fiction for young people. Phaedrus the gladiator wins
his freedom, but has no idea what to do with it, and rapidly runs into
trouble. Then he is […]

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when… in the group Writing prompts and inspirations

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0100

Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when…(first blogged here)